Virginia's 94th House of Delegates district
Virginia's 94th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the
The district has been represented by Democrat Shelly Simonds since 2020.[3][4] In 2017, an extremely close race in this district made national headlines. Following a three-judge panel decision declaring the race a tie, the winner of the 2017 general election was determined by lot with David Yancey winning.[5][6][7]
Recent election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
David Yancey (incumbent) | 11,001 | 51.2 | |
Democratic | Robert Farinholt, Jr. | 10,458 | 48.6 | |
Write-in | 47 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 21,506 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
David Yancey (incumbent) | 8,140 | 57.6 | |
Democratic | Shelly Simonds | 6,002 | 42.4 | |
Total votes | 14,142 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
|
2017 tie
The district's election in 2017 was unusually close. Shelly Simonds challenged Yancey for the second time. Unofficial election night results showed Yancey with a 12-vote lead.[10] The race had statewide significance because if Yancey were to win, Republicans would hold a majority in the House of Delegates, but if Simonds were to win, the parties would each have 50 seats, which would have required a power-sharing agreement in the chamber. On November 20, the Virginia State Board of Elections certified Yancey as the winner by 10 votes. Simonds requested a recount.[10] The recount gave Simonds the win by a single vote.[11] Following this, a three-judge panel decided that a potential overvote ballot should be counted for Yancey, thus tying the race. The potential overvote ballot shows a vote for both Simonds and Yancey with Simonds' crossed out, but also shows the vote for the governor crossed out.[12] The winner was set to be decided based on drawing a name out of a bowl on December 27.[13] Appeals by Simonds' campaign postponed the drawing until January 4, 2018. At that time, David Yancey's name was drawn by lot and he was declared the winner.[7] The loser of such a drawing maintains the right to ask for another recount.[5][6] On January 10, 2018, Simonds declared that she would not seek a second recount and that she was conceding the race to Yancey.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
|
David Yancey (incumbent) | 11,608 | 48.59 | |
Democratic | Shelly Simonds | 11,608 | 48.59 | |
Libertarian
|
Michael Bartley | 675 | 2.83 | |
Total votes | 23,891 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shelly Simonds | 11,563 | 57.7 | |
Republican
|
David Yancey (incumbent) | 8,070 | 40.3 | |
Libertarian
|
Michael Bartley | 376 | 1.9 | |
Write-in | 25 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 20,034 | 100.0 | ||
Republican
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
|
Shelly Simonds (incumbent) | 13,725 | 56.0 | |
Republican
|
Russ Harper | 10,734 | 43.8 | |
Write-in | 54 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 24,513 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold
|
List of delegates
Delegate | Party | Years | Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|
Alan Diamonstein | Democratic | January 12, 1983 – January 9, 2002 |
Ran for Lieutenant Governor |
Glenn Oder | Republican | January 9, 2002 – August 31, 2011 |
Resigned |
David Yancey | Republican | January 11, 2012 – January 8, 2020 |
Lost reelection |
Shelly Simonds | Democratic | January 8, 2020 – present |
First elected in 2019 |
References
- ^ House of Delegates District 94 map at Virginia Public Access Project site.
- ^ "House District 94" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Virginia Elections Database: district 94 at Virginia Department of Elections site
- ^ 94th district: Elections. Virginia Public Access Project site.
- ^ a b Ress, Reema Amin, Dave. "BREAKING: After 94th District recount, judges rule it's a tie". dailypress.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Morrison, Jim; Nirappil, Fenit (December 20, 2017). "Court tosses out one-vote victory in recount that had briefly ended a Republican majority in Virginia". Washington Post. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Moomaw, Graham. "Del. David E. Yancey wins tiebreaker for key Virginia House of Delegates seat". www.fredericksburg.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013".
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2015".
- ^ a b Reema Amin. Yancey wins 94th District by 12 votes; Simonds to demand recount. Daily Press. 8 Nov 2017
- ^ Gregory S. Schneider. A single vote leads to a rare tie for control of the Virginia legislature. Washington Post. 19 Dec. 2017
- ^ Pascale, Jordan (December 20, 2017). "Copy of Official Ballot". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Clark, Dartunorro. "Tied Virginia House race to be decided by drawing name out of a bowl". NBC News. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Bacon, John (January 10, 2018). "Democrat won't challenge tied Virginia race settled by lot". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017".
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019".
- ^ "2021 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2021.